Woman's Shoulder Cloth (Selendang limar)
19th century
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk, warp and weft resist dyed (warp and weft ikat) plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts
219.7 × 87 cm (86.5 × 34.3 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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